En Garde! screenshots

Main menu

Our hero Adalia and her brother, with opposite reactions to the theft of her rapier

The game's level design nicely captures narrow Mediterranean streets

Mincing no words against El Vigilante

Enemy attacks can be parried or dodged

Notes that can be found in the environment offer a few details on enemy positions... or are just humourous

Rather than having a dedicated tutorial, the game teaches mechanics along the way

Enemies and objects can be kicked. Luckily, neither can swim.

El Vigilante is suspiciously not keen on joining us in the fight...

Adalia more often than not faces multiple enemies, relying on evasion and environment to outsmart them

Minor objects can be thrown at the enemies to daze them for a short time

Buckets can be thrown on their heads to incapacitate them for a longer period

Totally not Charles II of Spain

The first boss fight. El Vigilante has double the hit points of a soldier, each representing a stage of the battle

Suuuuuuuure....

Like that's gonna stop me from escaping.

Low-ranking lackeys sure can't keep secrets.

Rule #0 of video games - everything that can explode is meant to explode.

Special moves can be triggered if the Panache meter is filled enough.

En Garde!